Another witty, though sadly incorrect answer came in response to the question "Where was the American Declaration of Independence signed."

"At the bottom," the student replied.

Touché.

Not only can students' answers be off the mark, test questions themselves can sometimes be confusing or downright strange, something which has started to turn some educators against high-stakes standardized tests.

"Is this a joke? The story makes no sense whatsoever," Jennings told the paper. "The narrative has no internal logic, the “moral” is unclear, and the plot details seems so oddly chosen that the story seems to have been written during a peyote trip ... A ninja and toothpaste? What does that even mean?"